Obesity Medicine Physician and Endocrinologist
Clinic Location: Needham, MA
Dr. Gao was trained in internal medicine before getting a fellowship in Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism. She practiced as a general endocrinologist at Joslin clinic/BIDMC for 3 years then moved to the weight management center at Mount Auburn Hospital for 10 years, where she started to focus her practice primarily on weight management, and metabolic care.
She has found it extremely rewarding to work with patients and help them finding the right tools to achieve a better metabolic health. She feels fortunate to work for knownwell which recognizes the challenges in this field and is working to address them in a meaningful way.
Education: Beijing Medical School (current Peking University Health Science Center)
Residency: UTMB Austin
Certification: MD, Dipl. ABOM
Language: English, Mandarin Chinese